Sergio Pereira recently posted two videos of a presentation that Bob Martin (a.k.a. “Uncle Bob”) did at the February meeting of the Chicago ALT.NET group.  It is a very interesting and informative presentation, and highly recommend it if the above topics interest you at all.

One part I particularly liked is the talk about software craftsmanship with respect to a martial arts-style system, where you have masters, or black belts, who train their students, and when those students become black belts, they go off and some may further develop and create their own style, which then gets taught to more students.  The idea really resonates with me, but so does the idea of software craftsmanship in general, and I would very much like to see the industry move in that direction.

Presentation: Video – XP: After 10 years, why are we still talking about it?

Q&A: Video – Uncle Bob Q&A at Chicago ALT.NET